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She said: “Please don’t activate the prison order. He has made much progress and has had four clean drug tests. He has a lot of agency support and he is now in housing. All of this will be lost if he’s sent to prison.”

The court heard Sharma was under the supervision of various organisations who were helping him get on track.

Magistrates' said Sharma was a ‘special case’ and they would not activate the jail sentence on this occasion.

Sharma was ordered to pay £922 compensation to M&S and was given a fine of £50.